Christian County, Kentucky Population 2024

72,669

Christian County, Kentucky's estimated 2024 population is 72,669 with a growth rate of -0.25% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Christian County, Kentucky is the 11th largest county in Kentucky. The 2010 population was 74,145 and has seen a growth of -1.99% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Growth Rate
202971,749-184-0.26%
202871,933-184-0.26%
202772,117-184-0.25%
202672,301-184-0.25%
202572,485-184-0.25%
202472,669-184-0.25%
202372,853-184-0.25%
202273,037-184-0.25%
202173,2214530.62%
202072,7681,1911.66%
201971,5775410.76%
201871,036-257-0.36%
201771,293-673-0.94%
201671,966-1,277-1.74%
201573,243-189-0.26%
201473,432-294-0.4%
201373,726-1,249-1.67%
201274,9751,4591.98%
201173,516-629-0.85%
201074,14500%
199068,9412,0633.08%
198066,87810,65418.95%
197056,224-680-1.19%
196056,90414,54534.34%
195042,3596,23017.24%
194036,1291,8465.38%
193034,283-1,600-4.46%
192035,883-2,962-7.63%
191038,8458832.33%
190037,9623,84411.27%
189034,1182,4367.69%
188031,6828,45536.4%
187023,2271,6007.4%
186021,6272,04710.45%
185019,5803,99325.62%
184015,5872,90322.89%
183012,6842,22521.27%
182010,459-561-5.09%
181011,0208,702375.41%
18002,318-69,431-96.77%
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2024 Growth Rate
-0.25% (-184)
County Website
Christian County
County Seat
2020 Population
72,768
Area
718 mi²
Density
101 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-0.14% (-99)
Founded
1797

Christian County, Kentucky Population 2024

Population by Race

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Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White49,74368.36%
Black or African American14,69820.2%
Two or more races5,3647.37%
Other race1,5962.19%
Asian9041.24%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2770.38%
Native American1840.25%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Other race

Asian

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Native American

Christian County, Kentucky Population by Race

Christian County, Kentucky Population Pyramid 2024

Christian County, Kentucky Median Age

28.4

Total

26.4

Male

31.3

Female

Christian County, Kentucky Adults

There are 52,752 adults, (9,056 of whom are seniors) in Christian County, Kentucky.

Christian County, Kentucky Age Dependency

66.5

Age Dependency Ratio

20.7

Old Age Dependency Ratio

45.8

Child Dependency Ratio

Christian County, Kentucky Sex Ratio

Female34,52747.45%
Male38,23952.55%

Christian County, Kentucky Population by Age

Christian County, Kentucky Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All25,6022.6249.950.1
Married11,0623.486238
Non Family8,9061.247.152.9
Female4,1053.4833.466.6
Male1,5292.4622.777.3

3.3

Average Family Size

2.62

Average Household Size

49.9%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Christian County, Kentucky Households and Families

Male

Female

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Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Christian County, Kentucky Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Christian County, Kentucky Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

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The highest rate of high school graduation is among islander people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among asian people with a rate of 63.62%.

Christian County, Kentucky Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

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$39,700

Average Earnings

$45,634

Average Male

$33,599

Average Female

Christian County, Kentucky Earnings by Educational Attainment

Christian County, Kentucky Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Christian County, Kentucky Language

89.84% of Christian County, Kentucky residents speak only English, while 10.16% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 4.89% of the population.

Christian County, Kentucky Language

Christian County, Kentucky Poverty by Race

rate

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Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White43,2767,54717.44%
Black14,0082,67819.12%
Multiple5,10253010.39%
Hispanic5,2013586.88%
Other1,48917711.89%
Native1193327.73%
Islander1712816.37%
Asian830141.69%

16.74%

Overall Poverty Rate

14.73%

Male Poverty Rate

18.71%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Christian County, Kentucky

The race most likely to be in poverty in Christian County, Kentucky is Native, with 27.73% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Christian County, Kentucky is Asian, with 1.69% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 4.13%. Among those working part-time, it was 18.19%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 27.18%.

Christian County, Kentucky Poverty

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Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade28.68%
High School19.58%
Some College15.41%
Bachelors or Greater4.56%

Christian County, Kentucky Poverty Rate by Education

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Rate
Poverty
Male Unemployed26.52%
Female Unemployed22.02%
Female Employed9.62%
Male Employed6.09%

Christian County, Kentucky Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Christian County, Kentucky Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

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mean

median

Income by Household Type

Christian County, Kentucky Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

44.1%

Overall Marriage Rate

42.6%

Male Marriage Rate

45.7%

Female Marriage Rate

Christian County, Kentucky Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Christian County, Kentucky Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Christian County, Kentucky Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Christian County, Kentucky Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

6,103

Number of Veterans

5,036

Male Veterans

1,067

Female Veterans

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Christian County, Kentucky Veterans by War

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Christian County, Kentucky Veterans by Age

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Christian County, Kentucky Veterans by Race

Christian County, Kentucky Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

13.33%

Veteran Poverty Rate

39.76%

Veteran Disability Rate

Christian County, Kentucky Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

59.9%

Labor Force Participation

44.2%

Employment Rate

7.6%

Unemployment Rate

Christian County, Kentucky Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Christian County, Kentucky Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Christian County, Kentucky Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

50.13%

Born in Christian County, Kentucky

97.27%

Native Born

2.73%

Foreign Born

1.22%

Non Citizen

1.52%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

97.27% of Christian County, Kentucky residents were born in the United States, with 50.13% having been born in Kentucky. 1.22% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Christian County, Kentucky Place of Birth

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